November 22, 2013 More on SMSU athletics THUMBS UP: It might be getting redundant, but there is no understating everything that has been accomplished by the Southwest Minnesota State University fall athletic teams i... more »»

November 8, 2013 Doing SW Minnesota proud THUMBS UP: How big of a sports year has this been in the region? Not one, not two, but three high school football teams will be competing in the Minnesota State High School... more »»

November 7, 2013 Not even the assurance that residents’ property taxes wouldn’t go up if the Marshall School District’s proposed referendum passed Tuesday was enough to win over the majority of voter. more »»

October 18, 2013 Seatbelt use THUMBS UP: According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, seatbelt use is at an all-time high. The DPS says the latest observational use survey in June showed a 94. more »»

October 17, 2013 Seemingly lost in the high-stakes drama surrounding the partial government shutdown and on-again-off-again debate over the nation’s debt ceiling is the farm bill. Or lack thereof. more »»

October 11, 2013 Canby Fire Department honored THUMBS UP: Hats off to the Canby Fire Department, which is one of 17 Minnesota fire departments recently honored nationally for their fire prevention accomplishments... more »»

October 10, 2013 9-year-old boy walks into one of the largest airports in the country, sneaks by security checkpoints and then onto a plane without anyone knowing, and no one realizes anything out of the ordinary... more »»

September 27, 2013 Changes are in the mail THUMBS DOWN: It looks like we’re on track for another postage rate increase, as the U.S. Postal Services wants to raise the cost of a first-class stamp 3 cents to 49 cents. more »»

September 25, 2013 President Barack Obama is on the verge of doing something former President Bill Clinton failed to do during his eight years in the White House: expand health care access to everyone. On Oct. more »»

September 20, 2013 Is anything private anymore? THUMBS DOWN: We’re deeply troubled by this week’s news that private driver’s license information of people in Minnesota is being illegally searched by government worker. more »»

September 19, 2013 The healing process in Granite Falls gained some major momentum Tuesday when the man suspected of killing Kara Monson and Christopher Panitzke was taken into custody. Days after the shooting on Sep. more »»